wait-and-see
Chunk: wait and see
Meaning & Usage
To wait and see means to delay making a decision or forming an opinion until you know what is going to happen in the future. It is a strategy of patience when outcomes are uncertain.
🧲 Common Collocates
- Structures: have to wait and see, just wait and see, take a wait-and-see approach.
- Contexts: wait and see what happens, wait and see how it goes.
💬 Contextual Examples
- We don't know if it will rain tomorrow, so we will just have to wait and see.
- I am not sure if I will like the new boss; I'm taking a wait and see approach.
- "Is the movie any good?" / "You will just have to wait and see!"
🎴 Interactive Web Practice
Practice 1: The test results won't be ready until Friday, so we have to wait and ______.
Answer:
see Practice 2: The company is taking a wait and see ______ before investing more money.
Answer:
approach Practice 3: We will just have to ______ and see what the doctor says.
Answer:
wait